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Blake's 7 (1978)
better than star trek IMO
it just is do i have to give give a reason I'm not the biggest star trek fan i don't like the tech no babble that poisons the series and this is what i grew up with along with doctor who and Sapphire and steel, both firefly and far scape share heritage with Blake's seven i think this series deserves to be remade(christopher eccleston would have been excellent in it more so than doctor who) but only if its done well it could be an intelligent counterpart to the new doctor who if we could get a proper writer(not Russel T Davies) overall an awesome show (wich is about all that needs to said) just watch and see i highly recommend it
Torchwood (2006)
a poor show from my hometown
i tried to like it but i failed miserably where to start -characters that have no character to speak of i mean jacks(when he left the show for a while it just sort of died) alright in Dr who but he is dull and lame in this there is just no reason for any of the characters to be i even forgotten all there names and what each on brings to the table because the chemistry is severely lacking(star gate is a great example of team dynamics and interesting team chemistry) the only realistic character is her husband -incompetence i mean give your characters quirks but not at the expense of the general mission i mean there supposed to save the world from aliens why do they focus more on who shagging who -poor script this where it all stems from i mean not a single great monster among them poor dialog inconsistent characterization,monsters which seem like a poor excuse to show some sex(the "alien" in episode two) most of the monsters and aliens are relegated to second class so as to give the relationships more screen time(there incredibly boring and one dimensional)
-the gay agenda- completely unnecessary i mean having one gay or bisexual character is OK if handled correctly but because of the forced adultness and having every character being gay or bisexual or even omni sexual it becomes very thin and grating
-the adultness-tiring and not very adult at all excessive swearing and pointless sex are not actually needed or even should be used to make a show more adult it is really juvenile they should have used sexual tension instead it would have made it more interesting and added harder sci-fi elements to the show because adults don't actually need swearing and sex on there TV shows because we can do that in real life
-poor plots- again but this major thing wrong with torchwood
Doctor Who (2005)
i want to like it but its just wrong
ill start by stating that i love doctor who its my favourite show ever ever!!!! well I'm really really saddened by the new series its causing my depression i wasn't quite sure what the problem was at first i thought ecclestons doctor was fantastic and there were some good episodes in the first season(the empty child/the doctor dances,dalek) and it was new and shiny i just ignored the rubbish slitheen it was the second season were it hit me like a wet fish(actually the Christmas special which was terrible the whole of the second season was awe full David tennant and Billie piper were awe full together they were a rubbish team no chemistry and the doctor got exactly no memorable lines and seemed to be laughing the whole time and it was home to my least favourite episode ever ever love and monsters i mean who let that one get past the first draft (i know they needed a stopgap ep) but really its just not very good) it was the writing i mean i know its intended for families which include children but by the power of rasilon does it have to be so bloody childish,flippant and randomly paced with unbelievably poor plots(i mean all the episodes end with the doctor running around yelling pseudo-sci-fi gobbledygook at the the top his lungs and hitting a big red button with a mallet to destroy the aliens) RTD comes across as smug in interviews, the man is a remarkably poor sci fi writer i think he needs the limits of reality to write a good story i mean i think its been established the man can write just not sci fi there are just so many tonal problems and plot holes he doesn't know what constitute good science fiction and his attempts at allegories are BEEP i mean how many more homosexual subtexts do we need i get it its OK to be gay i just don't like being told so every episode with exactly zero subtlety and I'm not homophobic, gay characters in television are not new and there have been better written ones(and worse ones admittedly),RTD is misguided in thinking that he is somehow educating his audience
there have been flashes of brilliance like blink which is an amazing piece of television watch it to see what doctor who can achieve given a proper writer it is pretty scary and has an excellent plot and main character with more character than the first two assistants combined
the finales get more rubbish as years go by with this years being the worst RTD has no idea how to write a climax that doesn't leave the viewer feeling deflated after building it up too much past the point were it cannot be solved with any logic even normal sci fi logic cannot do it so RTD came up with the switch witch can apparently destroy all daleks despite them having fought in the time war against the time lords they still die pretty easily at the flick of a switch
season three was probably the best so far with an episode(family of blood) that really touched me and made me cry(i know terrible isn't it) and the aforementioned blink, utopia was awesome as well but last of the time lords is the second worst episode of the new series(the doctor as Jesus anyone)
the adipose(from partners in crime) has easily been the most dreadful monster?(actually as i typed that i remembered the absoraloff from the worst episode ever) oh and the wire and the drawings in fear her and the sltheen)
the show cant pass as sci-fi(i know RTD doesn't like sci fi) it is fantasy at best the pacing and characterization are amazingly poor
i do like doctor who but i cannot forgive such poor quality just because they ca ll
it doctor who, I've tried